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Database will help immigrants get resources in 150 languagesDec 19, 2020 6:00 am - A nonprofit group is launching a new database in response to the pandemic that will be accessible in more than 150 languages to help immigrants and refugees in central I...
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Nowlan: Why doesn't Illinois have any swagger about itself?Dec 19, 2020 12:00 am - The Paul Simon Public Policy Institute at Southern Illinois University asked me to do some noodling about the future of Illinois. I have mentioned this to several frien...
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Illinois reports 7,562 more COVID-19 cases and 108 more deaths SaturdayDec 19, 2020 12:00 am - The Illinois Department of Public Health Saturday reported 7,562 new confirmed and probable cases of coronavirus disease, including 108 additional deaths. The deaths inc...
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Nowlan: Why doesn't Illinois have any swagger about itself?Dec 19, 2020 12:00 am - The Paul Simon Public Policy Institute at Southern Illinois University asked me to do some noodling about the future of Illinois. I have mentioned this to several frien...
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'Preventable tragedy': Inverness family sues Peace Corps over daughter's malaria deathDec 19, 2020 12:00 am - Serving in the Peace Corps had been Bernice Heiderman's dream since high school. When the Northwest Suburban resident finally got accepted during her senior year of coll...
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COVID-19 in Illinois: A timeline of the pandemicDec 19, 2020 12:00 am - Jan. 24 A Chicago woman becomes the second COVID-19 patient in U.S. and first in Illinois after she returns from a visit to Wuhan, China. She is treated at Amita St...
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The year of the pandemic: COVID-19 pushed us to the limit. Illinois pushed back.Dec 19, 2020 12:00 am - It was just one case. Illinois' sole COVID-19 infection was announced Jan. 24 and the public moved on. One case became 19 on March 10. Nineteen infections morphed into ...
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12 suburban Democrats vow to oppose Madigan speakership, but others won't sayDec 19, 2020 12:00 am - Twelve suburban legislators are among the Democrats in the Illinois House who've pledged not to support Michael Madigan's latest bid for speaker. Madigan, who aside from...
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New leader at Western Illinois U. will get $320K a yearDec 18, 2020 6:00 am - MACOMB, Ill. (AP) - Trustees at Western Illinois University approved a 2 1/2-year contract with the school's new president Friday and set the salary at $320,000 a year. ...
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Colorado reports 40K people filed for jobless benefitsDec 18, 2020 6:00 am - DENVER (AP) - Colorado reported unemployment filings have ticked up during the latest surge of the coronavirus pandemic, rising by more than 11% in the last week, offici...